August 08, 2013

Four IP Litigators Join Winston & Strawn

Winston &
Strawn has picked up a group of intellectual property litigators from Finnegan,
Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner.

Partners John
Alison, Steven Anzalone, Paul Goulet and Thomas Jarvis, who focus on patent
cases before the U.S. International Trade Commission, are joining Winston. The
attorneys recently have focused work on the ongoing smart-phone battles, representing HTC in a patent infringement battle with Apple before the ITC last year.

In his more than
25 years as an attorney, Anzalone has served as lead trial counsel for a number
of clients, including HTC Corporation, BlackBerry Ltd, Koninklijke Philips
N.V., Sony Corporation, Toshiba Corporation and Motorola, Inc.

Alison’s
litigation has focused on semiconductors, optoelectronics and pharmaceuticals.
He also works on intellectual property licensing.

Jarvis focuses
specifically on Section 337 intellectual property cases before the
International Trade Commission. He is also a former senior investigative
attorney at Office of Unfair Import Investigations, the arm of the ITC that
argues Section 337 cases, which include patent and trademark infringement
disputes.

"The unique
skills they bring to our already well-known intellectual property practice will
enable us to better serve our clients as we help them navigate the unique
challenges presented by ITC litigation," Winston’s managing partner in
Washington, Thomas Buchanan, said in a formal statement.